Date:         Thu, 4 Jan 1996 18:31:52 -0500 (EST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Janello <mjanello@umich.edu>
Subject:      Re: Fuel gauges -- who needs 'em?


On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, Peter J. Lima wrote:

> Tobin T. Copley writes --
> >As for feeling worried about running out of gas on long trips, just use 
> >the odometer as a gauge (THAT works, right?), and be sure to fill before 
> >you drive anywhere close to your cruising range, say, every 200 miles or >so.
> 
> Heck, my '58 Bug doesn't even HAVE a gas gauge and I've never yet run out of
> gas (knock on wood.)  The odometer is precisely what you need to watch --

Just keep in mind that your gas milage can fluctuate quite a bit.  I
got 200 miles out of my first few tanks and figured if I always
gassed up at 150 I'd be OK.  Duh, the difference between nice
long trips on the highway in the fall and short trips in the winter
when it's 7 degrees F is a lot.  Let's just say one time I
put 10.4 gallons in my 10.6 gallon tank and since then have
been fueling up at 100 miles :-)

Mark
mjanello@umich.edu
'62 Kombi 6 volt gauge in a 12v car and it doesn't work either